The cornerback on our team was injured on a play and went out for the rest of the game. The coaches moved me from safety to that cornerback position. On the very first play from scrimmage, I could see it was going to be a sweep by the offense in my direction. So I went straight down the line of scrimmage and here was the All State running back coming directly at me. As he got close to me he planted his foot and cut straight up field. At the very moment that he cut up field was when I hit him with my helmet right in his jersey numbers and wrapped him up.

This running back out weighed me by 50 pounds and was the starting fullback at Fort Hays State one year later. I knew instantly I was never going to get this running back to the ground, but at the same moment I had that thought, one of my teammates hit the ball carrier in the back of his knees. With my hit to his front side and the wrap up and my friend hitting him down low, I drove him over the top of my teammate and drilled him into the ground.

When I got up from the turf, all five of my coaches were doing the happy dance on the side lines. Jumping up and down and screaming my name telling me great tackle etc. I was kind of embarrassed by their reaction, because I knew in my mind that the running back was going to carry me 25 yards down field into the end zone, if someone didn’t help me out.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.